The Monitor., 1887-11-18
A short COurtship.

| quite little excitement was caused
among the younger element of our town
on Tuesday night by an article in the
| Philadelphia Item of that date announcing
the marriage of Miss Laura Allen, to
gentleman in Philadelphia. The article,
which is written in usual sensational Item
style, we give below
! The dwelers in the boarding house at
the correr of Tenth and Spruce streets are
agitated. They are pleasantly excited,
and the cause for such state of feeling is
owing to the fact that instead of the house
being odoriZed with the ordinary smell of
| stew, the romantic essence of love affair
preyades the establishment and affords the
| boarders a pleasant discussion out of the
ordinary.
1t was some weeks ago, now, when DR..
Ellis Frost, 90 years old, of Poughkeepsie,
Rhode Island, came to this city to COM
plete course of scientific studies, and
being of excellent family, and bearing the
necessary good looks and good character
for admission to the swell boarding house
at Tenth and Spruce, he was given quar-
ters He was rather studious fellow.
but found time to mlngle with the other
dwellers in the house, and was considered
prime favorite with all.
Now, the story might end here if there
boarding house young lady from Woods
town, New Jersey, named Miss Laura
Allen, who also came to the city to finish
her school studies. Miss Laura, who is
Just twenty and very handsome, from the
first day of her arrival made very deep
impression on Dr. Frost, and the boarders
were not long in finding it out. 1t was
noticed that the two generally managed to
be together, and it led to some pleas ant
Joking and teasing of the pair.
Bat on Saturday last, after eight days
courtship, Mr.. Frost and Miss Allen de-
termined that the other boarders should
not have the laugh on them any longer,
and held conference as to the best method
of getting even. Mr.. Frost proposed that
they should get married, and Miss Allen
seemed willing. Leastwise, it is to be pre-
sumed she was, for that same night the
happy pair got aboard a ferry boat and
rode across the broad, deep Delaware, and
upon arriving on Jersey soil they imme-
diately wended their way to a well-known
minister's house, and when they left his
house Miss Allen was Mrs. Frost and Mr..
Frost had forfeited the right to smile at
other pretty girls. They spent Saturday
and Sunday at the boarding house as
usual occasionally exchanging loving
rlances. and thought their secret safe.
But they were wrong. Some one had
guessed the true reason for the unusually
happy and Joyous looks on the faces of the
young couple, and when taxed with the
fact of their marriage yesterday they knew
of no reason for a denial and frankly adj
mitted the truth.
At this stage the mother of the young
lady came upon the scene, and, upon learn
ing of her new son-in.l Jaws spotless repu-
tation and good family, she did what any
sensible mother would for she said, 'Bless
you, my children; bless you." So as "all
is well that ends well" happy future
is everybody's best wish for the two young
students
DIR. Frost, when called upon by an ITEM
reporter. admitted that it was case of
love on sight and said that he and his
wife would live together in this city until
he had completed his studies.
''Yes, and he's the best of husbands,
interrupted the beautiful wife, who at this
moment made her appearance.